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AFSL specialist snags Entireti head of advice risk

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 20 OCT 2026
... licence (AFSL) compliance manager from Entireti after serving as its head of advice risk for two years, leading a team of six risk professionals. In her new role, Whitehead will strengthen MDS' commitment to drive growth for advisers and AFSLs to improve ...

FEATURE | Governance | Stumping up

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
... to protect members while preserving the investment choice available on them. It commenced in July 2026 and gives members a six-month transition period before becoming mandatory in January 2027, with earlier compliance encouraged. The standard sets out ...

ASIC flags gaps in super fund valuations

VINNY VUCAGO  |  WEDNESDAY, 14 OCT 2026
... members' retirement balances. The regulators latest review examined 42 registrable superannuation entity financial reports and six audits, identifying shortcomings in trustees' oversight of externally managed investments and auditors' testing of valuation ...

ETF assets hit $388bn as inflows near $7bn

VINNY VUCAGO  |  TUESDAY, 13 OCT 2026
... reports come as Dimensional Fund Advisors announced its Australian ETF business had surpassed $1 billion in assets across six ASX-listed funds, less than three years after launching its first local ETF. Dimensional Australia chief executive Bhanu Singh ...

Natixis IM secures Singapore equity market mandate

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2026
Natixis Investment Managers (Natixis IM) has been appointed by Singapore's central bank under a $7.3 billion (S$6.5bn) programme aimed at deepening the country's equities market and attracting broader investor participation. Announced on October ...

IFM looks offshore for renewable lending opportunities

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2026
... capital, or drives more interest from us in that way." IFM opened a Singapore office for its credit strategies team just over six months ago, extending the non-bank lending it has done in Australia for nearly 30 years into Asia, with a focus on South ...

ASIC seeks 10-year extension of CFD protections

VINNY VUCAGO  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2026
... has materially reduced retail investor harm by addressing key drivers of harm, like excess leverage," Kirkland said. Within six months of the original order taking effect, aggregate net losses across retail client accounts fell by 91%. However, ASIC's ...

Super payments doubled since July 1: ASFA

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  MONDAY, 12 OCT 2026
... Payday Super was designed to protect," Delahunty said. "Under the quarterly system, workers often noticed missing super four to six months after they earned it. "By then the business may have gone into liquidation, and the super may never be recovered. ...

Two in three Aussies support super top-up for carers

RIDDHIMA TALWANI  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2026
Two in three Australians support a government-funded superannuation top-up for people who take time out of paid work to care for children or other family members, according to new research. Conducted by YouGov for Australian Retirement Trust (ART) with ...

Volatility drives buying across AUSIEX platform

VINNY VUCAGO  |  FRIDAY, 9 OCT 2026
... bond yields and geopolitical concerns contributed to a 0.9% fall in the ASX 200, during one of the index's weakest weeks in six months. Trading volumes peaked on September 17, when the market gained 0.4% despite a weaker lead from Wall Street and a US ...